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' TISSUE PACKET Filed Bay 16, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 26 Oka lefliumzessIemi/i Jfimwood I h/(ZWfOF-S:

Patented Apr. 2, 1940' siren sr arss Charles 1%. Fourness, Appleton, andKennetn a.

Harwood, Neenah, Wis, assignors to International Qellucotton ProductsCompany, Chicago, iii, a corporation of Delaware fappiication May 16,1938, Serial No. 20$,ib94

3 Claims.

This invention relates to packaging of tissues, especially in such a waythat sheets of tissue may be readily withdrawn one by one from thepackage or packet without disturbing the remainder of the packet. v I

The main objects of the invention are to provide a tissue packet fromwhich the sheets may be withdrawn one by one and which packet may bemade of a small size which will easily lit in a mans coat pocket or in alady's purse or the like of average size; to provide a packet in whichthe tissue sheets are efiectively maintained in packaged conditionalthough readily withdrawable r one by one as required; to provide apacket in which the sheets are adequately enclosed so as to be keptclean and in condition for use when required; and to provide a packet ofthe character indicated which may, if desired, be refilled from time totime.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be understood byreference to the following specification and accompanying drawings (2sheets) wherein there are disclosed two tissue packetsembodying thefeatures of the invention in different forms.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective showing a completed packet in a preferredform.

Figure 2 is a cross section in a plane indicated by the line 2-2 ofFigural.

Figure 3 is an elevation of one side of the packet. 1 1

' Figure 4 is a perspective illustrating one step in the preparation ofthe sheets which are enclosed in the packet.

Figure 5 is a plan of the blank form from which the packet wrapper shownin Figures 1 to 3, inclusive, is made.

Figure 6 is a perspective similar to Figure 1- showing another form ofpacket.

Figure 7 is a section on the line of Figure 6.

tissue sheets may be prepared for packaging, and

Figure 9 is a plan of the blank form from which the wrapper shown inFigures G and '7 is formed.

Referring now to the drawings, the improved folds marked a, b and c, thesaid folds preferably being in such proportions that the area of thesheet is reduced to approximately one-half its normal area. 7

A plurality of such folded sheets are assembled together in relativelysuperposed relation whereupon the'assemblage is folded upon itselfapproximately mid-way between the opposite folded edges of the sheets.The resulting folded assem' 'blage will appear as shown in the crosssection,

' Figure 2, wherein the outermost sheet has its fold, a, on one side,its fold, 1), extending across the top and downwardly on the othersideand its fold, 0, located immediately inside of the fold, b. It will beapparent that the outermost folded tissue sheet may be withdrawn fromthe assemblage by grasping the marginal edge portion I i .(Figure 2) ofthe outermost fold a, and pulling thereon to separate the outermostsheet from the pack.

Obviously, the fold, 0, may be arranged on the outside of the adjacentportion of the fold, b, so that both'marginal edge portions will beaccessible, or in that case, the dispensing opening in the wrapper(hereinafter described) may be so made as to expose either or both ofsaid marginal portions. To produce this arrangement, the sheets areinitially c-folded instead of Z-folded as in Figure 4; In other words,the fold c, in Figure 4, will be turned over instead of under'the foldb, as is the fold a, and the assemblage will then be folded upon itselfas already described.

For maintaining the assemblage of sheets in the described foldedcondition, a suitable wrapper or case may be provided. In this instancethe wrapper is shown as comprising a flexiblepaper member indicated l2formed from a blank such as shown in Figure 5. The blank is preferablyslitted and creased to provide fold lines so as to form a main side walll3, top and bottom edge walls l4 and I 5, opposite end walls 16 and 7 l1and side wall forming flaps" and I9. There are also formed closure flapsor tabs extending from the ends of walls I and I5 and from the outeredges of the end wall portions I 6 and IT.

The blank so slitted and creased may be folded as will be apparent alongthe creased'folding lines to form a rectangular box or closure, theproportions of the various parts being such that the closure will be ofa. size to receive snugly a predetermined quantity of tissue sheets ofthe size selected when prepared in the manner already explained. Theside wall forming flaps .II and I! are of such-dimensions that theyoverlap and they may be adhesively united in the overlapping area tomaintain the blank permanently in the desired box-like form. The flapsand 2| which extend from the end walls l6 and portions l8 and I9 and tobe adhesively secured in the position indicated in Figure 3.

To facilitate withdrawal of the sheets from the wrapper, the top wall His preferably provided with a dispensing opening as indicated at '22,the said opening preferably extending across the full width of the topwall l4 but being of less length than the length of the wrapper, or thecorresponding dimension of the tissue sheets. The tissue sheets arepreferably of sufficient length to extend from end to end of the packageso that the remaining top wall portions l4l4 overlie only the endportions of the tissue content of the packet. Where Z-folded tissues areemployed, it may be desirable to cut away the upper portion of the frontwall I3 of the packet as indicated at 23 to increase the accessibilityof the marginal portion ll of the outermost tissue sheet If desired, theback wall of the wrapper may be similarly recessed as indicated indotted lines at 24 in Figure 5 so that less care would be required ininserting the tissue pack into the wrapper, or, in other words, so as topermit the tissues to be withdrawn even though the fold, a,bcxpositioned adjacent the back wall of the wrapper.

In Figures 6 to 9, inclusive, there is illustrated a similar packet butin this instance the sheets marked 25 are folded upon themselves toapproximately one-half their normal area and such folded sheets areinterfolded so that the with,- drawal of one sheet tends to pull up andmake available the leading end of the next sheet. An assemblage offolded and interfolded sheets as shown in Figure 8 may be folded uponitself to reduce its normal area by approximately onehalf. When such'interfolded sheets are thus folded the leading end portion marked (1 ofthe innermost sheet will extend from the approximate center of thefolded assemblage as clearly indicated in Figure 7. It will be seen thatif the exposed portion of the first sheet 25 be withdrawn from thecenter of the pack, the leading end portion marked d in Figure 7 of thenext sheet will be automatically pulled out as an incident to thewithdrawal of the innermost portion of the first sheet.

An assemblage of sheets such as just described may be enclosed in awrapper of the type-already described. However, the wrapper may besimplified somewhat by omitting the end closures if preferred andsubstituting a simple sleeve which may be formed from a blank such asillustrated in Figure 9.

The blank form shown in Figure 9 is creased to form fold lines whichpermit folding of the blank to form a side wall 26, top and bottom edgewalls 21 and 28, respectively, and a back wall 29. The latter is, ofcourse, formed of two portions which overlap as clearly indicated in thedrawings, the overlapping portions being preferably adhesively orotherwise united to maintain the wrapper permanently in tubular orsleeve-like form. .A dispensing opening such as indicated at 30 may beprovided in the top wall and if preferred the opening may be extendeddownwardly into the front and back side walls 26 and 29, as indicated bydotted lines in Figures 6 and 9. Where the tissue sheets are folded andinterfolded as illustrated in Figures 7 and 8, a dispensing opening inthe top wall only of the wrapper is entirely sufficient, but where thesheets are Z-folded and prepared as shown in Figures 2 and 4 it would bepreferable to extend H are adapted to overlap the rear wall-forming thedispensing opening into one or both of the side walls as mentioned.

It will be understood that tissue sheets of the character hereincontemplated are soft and that an assemblage thereof may be compressedto a considerable extent without hindering the removability of theseparate sheets in the manner explained. Hence a considerable number ofsheets may be enclosed in a -relatively thin packet, Also, it will beapparent that the normal expansibilityof such an assemblage wouldnormally cause suflicient frictional engagement between the sides of theassemblage and the wrapper to prevent displacement of the tissue sheetsfrom an open-ended wrapper such as shown in Figure 6. Also, whereinterfolded sheets are employed, the fact that one of the sheetsprojects outwardly through the dispensing opening may assist somewhat inmaintaining the open-ended wrapper in place in the assemblage oftissues.

In one practical embodiment of the invention, the packet measuresapproximately two and onehalf inches by five inches and approximatelyone inch in thickness. It will be apparent that a package of such sizemay be carried without inconvenience in the pocket of a mans coat or ina lady's purse of average size.

We are aware that tissue sheets have heretofore been put up in packagesof various-styles and sizes and usually, when packed in small sizedpackages of the type herein contemplated, in the form of folders whichmust first be opened to permit access to the sheets. Such folder typepackages do not adequately protect the tissue sheets, especially sincethey must be opened each time a sheet is withdrawn, thereby exposingsubstantially the entire content of the package, in that they are likelyto become opened accidentally while in a pocket or in a purse and inthat they do not afford the convenient means for withdrawing the sheetsprovided by the "or less permanent cover made of fabric or leather.

or other material may be supplied, such permanent cover being refillablefrom time to time from a bulk supply of the sheets prepared in a mannersimilar to either herein described. If preferred, small refill packs maybe marketed especially to fit a more or less permanent cover such asreferred to.

Changes may be made in the described structure without departing fromthe spirit of the invention, the scope of which should be determined byreferring to the following claims, the same being construed as broadlyas possible consistent with the state of the art.

We claim: I

1. A tissue packet comprising a plurality of tissue sheets assembled inrelatively superposed relation, said assemblage of sheets being foldedas a unit upon itself to reduce the normal area of the assemblage, and awrapper for said folded assemblage, said wrapper serving to maintain theassemblage in folded condition, the thickness of the packet beingmaterially less than the other dimensions thereof and the wrapper havinga dispensing opening extending across substan tially the entirethickness of the packet but being of less length than the correspondingdimension of the sheets.

2. A tissue packet comprising a plurality of tissue sheets assembled inrelatively superposed relation, said assemblage of sheets being foldedas a unit upan itself to reduce the normal area of the assemblage, anda. wrapper for said folded assemblage, said wrapper serving to maintainthe assemblage in folded condition, the thickness of the packet beingmaterially less than the other dimensions thereof and the wrapper'hevinga dispensing opening located on an edge of the packet and of less lengththan the correspending dimension of the sheets.

3. A tissue packet comprising a plursllts of tissue sheets, 'esch foldedupon.- itseli into at least two folds to reduce their normal ares, saidfolded sheets being assembled in relatively superposed relation and saidassemblage being folded asaunituponitselialongalineoi ioldwhichissubstantially parallel to the lines on which the sheets areindependently folded, whereby there is disposed in accessible positionon one edge 01E the folded assemblage, a free edge 01' a sheet which isreadily removable by pull in thedirectlon of the plane of the sheetportion having said free We, and a wrapper embracingsaid ioldedassemblage for maintaining the-same in iolcied condition, said wrapperbeing provided

